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France. LES AMOURS DE JUPITER VI – GANYMÉDE. By Robert Couturier. Cast bronze 148mm x 120mm. Number 34 of a limited edition of 250 published by le Club Français la Médaille. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 521/D. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 4101-20272-3C

 

Egypt. MONUMENT TO THE DEFENSE OF THE SUEZ CANAL DURING WORLD WAR I. By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 81mm. $850.

Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8, 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’École des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments Régionau on the liner ‘Normandie.”   He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986. Delamarre’s works, including his medals are discussed and illustrated in RAYMOND DELAMARRE, Sculpteur et Médailleur By Claire Maingon. Rennes, 1924

Price: $850.00

SKU: 8308-19118-6B

 

France. AGRICULTURE. By Hippolyte Lefébvre (1863-1935). Gilt-bronze 50mm. $75.

Hippolyte Lef?bvre, sculptor and medallist was born in Lille. He studied at the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won numerous prizes. He exhibited at the Salon and won the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1892. Lef?bvre won gold medals for medals that he exhibited at the 1900 Universal Exposition.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 4536-18215-5B

 

France. CERES. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Uniface bronze 80mm. Cased. $150.

Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13, 1885, at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 5364-20485-3C

 

France. GENIE MILITAIRE, Cie Ponts Lourds 326/5. By Émile Monier. Bronze 59mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol 3 258/A. $90.

?mile Monier, sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 3266-17316-5A

 

France. BIRTH CELEBRATION ? THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. By Louis Muller. Bronze 59mm. Flattened with two screw holes on its bottom edge, where it was originally mounted to a base. $75.

Louis Muller was born on February 22 1902 at V?nissieux into a family of modest means. He started to work with metals at the age of 13. He was apprenticed to various jewelers and silversmiths in Lyon. After completing his national service in 1923 he entered the atelier of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Larriv? at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. He later moved to Paris where he studied under Sculpture under Henri Bouchard and medal engraving under Henry Dropsy and Aguste Patey. Muller also studied at the private academy established by Andr? Lavrillier. In 1929 he won the second prix de Rome in medal engraving and in 1932 won the premier prix de Rome. Muller worked for the Monnaie de Paris and for various private makers of medals. He died at Antony in 1957.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 5306-18807-9B

 

Germany. Music. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN. By Focht. Uniface bronze 63mm. $60.

Fr?d?ric-Charles Focht was born in Paris in 1879. He studied under Falgui?re. He won a medal of honor at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900. Focht worked as a sculptor but also sang as a tenor in the Op?ra de Paris. He died in 1962.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 20859-7C

 

1949, France. THE PONT DE PASSY RENAMED BIR HAKIM. By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 69mm. $225.

Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8, 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’École des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments Régionau on the liner ‘Normandie.”   He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986. Delamarre’s works, including his medals are discussed and illustrated in RAYMOND DELAMARRE, Sculpteur et Médailleur By Claire Maingon. Rennes, 1924

Price: $225.00

SKU: 0024-19132-6B

 

France. AGRICULTURE. By Hippolyte Lefébvre (1863-1935). Silvered-bronze 50mm. $75.

Hippolyte Lef?bvre, sculptor and medallist was born in Lille. He studied at the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won numerous prizes. He exhibited at the Salon and won the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1892. Lef?bvre won gold medals for medals that he exhibited at the 1900 Universal Exposition

Price: $75.00

SKU: 18217-5B

 

France. ST. PAUL. By Able Lafleur. Bronze 59mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 212/B. $75.

Abel Lafleur was born in Rodez (Aveyron) on 5 November 1875. He studied under Ponscarme, Chaplain and Charpentier at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He exhibited for the first time in 1901 at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais, where he later won a gold medal and became a member of the Committee. He also exhibited at the Salon des Ind?pendents and the Salon d?Automne. He created several monumental works and created the cup awarded by the International Football Federation. Lafleur died in 1953.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 4275-16609-12A

 

France. MARCELIN BERTHELOT, Chemist and Stateman. By Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909). Bronze plaquette 58mm x 72mm. Maier 80. $125.

Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain (1839-1909) was born at Mortagne. He entered the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1857. He studied under the sculptor, Jouffroy, and Eugene-Andr? Oudin?, the medallist. He won the first prize at the Concours de Rome in 1862. He studied in Italy from 1864 to 1868. Cahplain was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in 1881 and became an officer of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1888.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 44037-11c

 

1729, France. ELIZABETH, DUCHESS OF ORLEANS. By Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain. Bronze 59mm. $125.

Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain was born at Nancy on June 30, 1658 (or possibly 1654, according to one source), the son of Claude Augustin de Saint-Urbain, a goldsmith and engraver. In 1673 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Bologna. In 1683 he moved to Rome, where he was appointed Chief engraver by Innocent XI. He returned to Nancy in 1704 and was appointed as Engraver at the mint there in 1797. He created over 120 medals, most of which have a distinctive border, such as that on this medal. Saint-Urbain died in Nancy on January 10, 1738.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 0298-16823-2A

 

1969 (edge stamp), France. ÉNERGIE HYDRAULIIQUE. By Guy-Charles Revol. Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 1586/B. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 1216-20424-2C

 

France. L’ART DES JARDINS (The Art of Gardening). By François Roques. Published by the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française. Silver 46mm x 76mm. Numbered 50 on its edge. Presented as a gardening award for vegetables, engraved with an inscription dated 1932.

Price: $950.00

SKU: 20864-2C

 

France. SAINT JULIEN DE BRIQUE. By A. Bourroux. Bronze 68mm. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: 30459-6C